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Synopsis
Chapter XLII: Valdez asks Haskel
to bold hie own men in check for
just 48 hours. Haskell's answer
is "yes", and once more the sten
agree to follow their level-headed
leader.
CHAPTER XLIII
His fist swung for her face. And
then, as she shrank back with a
sharp cry, Chet Maxon charged
from the doorway.
Clark \Veber jerked his gun from
his holster. But its tite sante heart-
beat, \(axons knuckles thudded on
\Veb€r's ear With a vicious blow.
The man's head spun. His knees
buckled. The floor came up as he
felt his weapon tugged out of his
fingers.
Chet Maxon backed away, the
weapon levelled.
"Yon can clear out of here, Clark
— now," he said icily. "We're
through with you for good and all."
"I kidnaped that peon be-
cause--"
* * *
\Veber bit off his words. Maxon
and Ellen did not know that the
captive was El Caballero Rojo's
henchman. It would he smart to
keep them ignorant of that fact.
There was still a chance of re-
pairing this error, and of catching
the scarlet -masked outlaw.
He picked himself up fram the
floor.
"Please go away—and don't conte
back!" E1lcn`s voice was sharp.
"You'll be .anxious enough to find
inc when Rusa Bartle demands the
thousand dollar, you -owe him,"
Welter jeered.
Neither of the :klaxons replied.
\Vith a shrug \Veber went down-
stairs with Chet close behind hint,
still with Clark \Veber's own gun
trained on hint. .\nd even as they
reached the ground floor there
carte an insistent rapping on the
door. IIe shoved the gun in his
belt, but kept his hand near it,
Russ Bartle came in, attempting
to hide his jagged nerves behind a
smile. It bad been a night of
terror for hint. Pringle butchered.
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ISSUE 23 — 1948
Your Handwriting
and YouBy
Alex, S, Arnott
The peon a witness to his crime,
The riders he had seen—and that
group of angry ranchers in con-
ference at the valley's edge.
He had had no opportunity to
make a weak explanation for his
late, unceremonious call when he
saw Weber hastily and surlily get-
ting into his hat and coat.
"Going to Gold Creek?" he in-
quired hopefully.
"Yes — permanently," Weber
growled. "The Weber -Maxon part-
nership is dissolved. If you're going
to town, Mr. Bartle, we can ride to-
gether. I have news that may
interest you."
* * *
"Of course I'm going oft," Bartle
said quickly, "I just stopped in be-
cause I happened to be in the
neighborhood. He laughed a little
apologetically. Also to fix the front
of my horse's shoes, if it's agreeable
to you boys. Mind if I find a pair
of shoes in your blaeksmith shop
and put them on there:"
"Glad to help you." Weber
promptly volunteered, and hurried
the man through the kitchen before
Maxon could make a comment.
Horseshoes were the furthest
things from the minds of Bartle and
Weber when they reached the small
blacksmith shop beside the barn,
"E•Iow much will you actually
give for El Caballero Rojo? blurted
Weber.
-"I offered to cancel the balance
due on the farm," Bartle said, "Any
public-spirited citizen would do that
to help."
"The job's worth snore!" Weber
snapped. "It's dangerous! Would
you give ten thousand dollars?"
Bartle laughed shortly. "Ten
thousand dollars? You're loco!"
* * *
"All right," purred Weber. He
picked up the lantern. "Let's get
busy with those shoes."
Bartle hesitated. "You—er—•right
sure you could capture hitt?"
"1 am—because I know of a bait
that will draw him. But I wouldn't
risk my life for less than ten thou-
sand. Maybe later I'll ask fifteen.
The longer a man thinks about the
risk, the greater it seems, under-
stand?"
"I'll pay ten." Bartle scowled as
reluctantly he gave in. "But only
because—"
"Because you fear hint more than
you do anybody else. I'm on to
you, Bartle." Weber smiled wisely.
"For five weeks you haggled about
the price of this place. Two hun-
dred dollars stood between us. We
had to give way. Yet now you're
ready to part with ten thousand
dollars. bor the common good of
the country?" Weber laughed.
"Bartle, I wasn't born yesterday."
* * *
Weber stepped out into the moon-
light. Freezing in a grotesque pos-
ture, he stared wilt( -eyed at the
corner of the barn. He moved for-
ward, peering around time corner of
the buiding. Was iris invagination
working overtime, or had lie actu-
ally seen a shadowy shape and
something that glittered silver?
Weber headed swiftly for Gold
Creek. A man who had such vast
holdings as Bartle had, who had a
stake in all of it, could not carry all
his business dealings in his head,
Weber felt certain that Bartle's
office would yield something upon
which he could base his firm con-
victioS that the landowner was
playing a game in the dark.
And Clark Weber had to have
something to hold over Ilartle's
head!
* * *
No time was wasted in exuber-
ant greetings when their signal
cries eventually reunited Juanita rte
Cuevas and Michael Valdez. They
merely stood looking at each other,
making no attempt to say in words
what they felt.
"Juanita," he said then, swiftly
matters,
returning to their business n tatters
,
"tell me--"
Briefly and rapidly she related her
adventures with Clark Welter, and
with the rifler an the range ---the
main whose name she slid not know.
I (To Be Continued)
The Selfish
Handwriting
Dear Mr Arnott: I would ap-
preciate an analysis of my hand-
writing. My friend and I have had
some serious quarrels lately, for
which he blames my selfishness in
most cases. I would like to Icnow If
there is evidence of this in my wr!t-
mg.
Your writing is rather indicative
of the opposite, as there are signs
of willingness to snake sacrifices
and co-operate .with others for the
common good.
Selfish people usually write
straight up and down, and not on a
slant as shown in your writing.
They also repeatedly curl back on
their final letters as though turning
everything toward themselves for
personal benefit. Small hooks at
the beginning of their words reveal
their real intentions, to get what
they can, to hold what they have,
and to look for more. Such writing
lacks genuine consideration for
others and has a flair of vanity as
shown by oversized capital letters.
Compare this with your hand-
writing and you will note that none
of the selfi:'t ' • are present. But
you are sensitive to criticism and
this may have some bearing on
your problem.
It would be interesting to com-
pare your script with an example
of your friend's writing.
Anyone xcfshtstg a mare coutput,
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Literary Quiz
Here's a little Quiz about books
and figures from literature. They
shouldn't be too hard for you; but
if you do happen to get "stuck" on
some of them, you'll find the an-
swers—printed upside-down at the
bottom,
Questions
1. The best selling book of all time
mentions the Witch of Endor.
Who was she and what great
King consulted her?
2. What is the correct title of the
poem that begins "'Twas the
night before Christmas"?
3. What was the occupation of the
man who wrote ALICE IN
WONDERLAND?
4. Two great poets, Milton and
Hotter, suffered from the same
great affliction. \Vhat was it?
5. The Barrett family—one of the
daughters married Robert Brow-
ning—lived on a certain street
in London, What was the name
of the street?
6. What well-known poet got him-
self disliked by the ladies for
writing "A woman is only a
woman but a good cigar is a
smoke"?
7. The Persian, Ontar Khayyam,
wrote "Time Rubaiyat", Just
what docs the "Khayyam" in
his name actually mean?
s. One of our best-known poems
begins, "The curfew tolls the
knell of parting day". What's
the full title of that poem?
5. Over here we used to call theta
"dime novels". What name did
they give similar books in Eng-
land?
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and believe it or not, the coat worn by Anne McCauley in the picture was made from wool
taken from the two white beauties. It took a year's combing from this pair, and two more
like them, to make enough material for the coat, which Mrs. H. F. Smith of Toronto, who owns
the dogs, values at five hundred dollars. Both the coat and the dogs will be shown at this
year's C.N.E.
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Real Reason For
Engagement Period
"DEAL: ANNE HIRST: In a week
or two 1 plan to give my girl
alt enuagernsi t ring. But something
has conte tip, and
I feel you're the
only one who can
tell me what to
do.
" My girl says
she loves me, and
I am sure she
docs. She wants
to be engaged—
but she also
want to (cep nn ening out with other
men until we get married.
"I feel an engagement should be
a 'trial period', and we should both
s.on seeing anyone else. 1 -Ter atti-
tude makes me think that maybe
she i, not really in love with rte.
"She is ill another town, and I'll
he here for three months more. I
get off every other week end, and
I've tried to be with her all that
tine•, and give her a good time and
all she wants. But when I'm gone
she goes out, and she wants to keep
on doing so,
"!'lease let me know what is best
to do. I plan to show her what you
write. I want to do what's right, no
matter typal I have to go through."
Old -Fashioned Idea?
* I ant resigned to being dubbed
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'ATT' i:.'2 h1 NUMBER, your
'TAME and ADDRESS.
* that 1 agree with you entirely.
* The period of engagement is, in-
* deed, a trial period. 11 gives both
* young people the chance to get
* better acquainted, to learn how to
* adjust differences, to plan their
* future in all its thrilling details.
* It is the time to dream dreams
* and talk about them; to grow
* closer together, now that their
* life is to be lived together. It
* should be the most beautiful per-
* iod in their lives up to that time.
* if you two must be separated
* for the next few months, you can
* reveal your ideals through letters
* almost an satisfactorily; some-
* tinges one who is inarticulate
* shows himself more clearly that
* way. And certainly the girl should
* not need the excitement of other
* men's companionship to keep her
* happy. She can well invest her
* leisure in learning more of home-
* making than she knows, and in
* informing herself more thorough-
*
horough* ly about her husband's career.
The Great Adventure
* I know that many modern
* couples do not spend their en-
* gagentent this way. They keep
* on dashing about, living their
* former social lives, going out
* with anyone they want to, ex-
* haunting themselves physically
* and spiritually, Yet everyone
* knows the two are soon to be
* married, How much more satin-
* Eying to start right now peeper-
* ing themselves for the greatest
* adventure in their lives)
* I hope you will show this to
* your fiancee. If she wants to pre-
* sent her side, I'll be glad to read
* her letter. But before I do, I'd
* like to say that I feel she should
* consent to your plan if only he-
* cause you ask her to.
* * *
Your engagement should be the
happiest time you've ever had in
your life up till now. Make it so.
If you have any differences, Anne
I-Iirst can steer you right. Address
her at 123 18th Street, New Tor-
onto 14.
Just For Fun
Many untusing stories are told
of the late Calvin Coolidge, one-
time President of the United
States—a man famous alike for
his dislike of staking long
speeches and of spending money.
One of the best is about the
time when his wife fell for the
persuasions of a travelling book
salesman—and paid fifteen dol-
lars for a 1500 -page "medical ad-
viser"
When the salesman had de-
parted, leaving the book, doubts
began to assail blrs, Coolidge
and she thought, with great mis-
givings, of what her husband
would say when he heard of her
purchase, and what it had cost,
Finally she decided to say
nothing about it—but to put the
book on the library table and
await the results. To her great
surprise Coolidge didn't even
mention it, either that first night
or on several days following.
couldn't
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Mrs. Cnol
understand it --until one day she
happened to open the volume,
and discovered that her husband
had written a brief note all lite
flyleaf,
'I have looked all through the
ia05 pages of this work v.ry
r•areftilly it said, "and I find i'
etire whatever for a ell demi."
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Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Sunday School Lesson
By Rev. R. Barclay Warren.
Men Who Dared t'1 Stand
For God
Daniel 3:4-7, 13-18; 6:10.
Golden Text — But 1141)1, be it
known unto thee, 0 'g, that we
will not serve thy gods, nnr worship
thy golden image whiell thit.t halt
set up, -- Daniel 3;18.
"To do as others rdo" is €ertaitdy
the inviting course in life. "'1'o he
different" is deliberately sought and
enjoyed only by tate most eccentric.
However there have been oerasious
and will continue to be, when the
Christian must steer his coarse
contrary to the tides of public opin-
ion, The Christian is ordinarily a
law-abiding citizen respectful of
those in authority. But let "the
powers" require that which de-
mands a deni of his Gnd and it
becomes immediately evident that
his heavenly citizenship is of pri-
mary importance, The three He-
brew children refused to bow to the
image, They replied to the king,
"If it be so, our God, whom we
serve, is able to deliver us from
the burning fiery furnace . .. But if
not, be it known unto thee, 0 king,
that we will not serve thy gods."
God did miraculously deliver them.
* * *
Likewise Daniel refused to obey
the decree to offer prayer only to
the king. He prayed three times a
day as formerly, addressing him-
self to Almighty God, God pre-
vented the hungry lions from harm-
ing him. These men were not pre-
sumptuous nor discourteous. But
God came first in their lives. They
would sooner die in the faith than
live in luxury out of it.
This generation has had its
heroes, too. Niomeller and many
like him faced death rather than
teach the pagan ideology of Hitler.
There are still men and women who
dare to stand for God. Testing
times are ahead. Who knows but
some of us may be called upon to
seal our testimony with our blood.
WiM we be faithful unto death and
receive the crown of life?
Q. When one is at the table, how
large a mouthful of food should one
take?
A. Only large enough so that one
can manage easily if one is asked a
question. It is disgusting to see a
person try to talk with a mouthful
of food.
Q. What is the proper way for a
bride to sign the personal notes of
acknowledgment for her wedding
gifts?
A. As "Mary Smith," Smith of
course being her husband's name.
"Mrs, Charles Smith" would be too
formal when writing to a friend.
Q. if a man speaks to a girl on
the street and she docs not remem-
ber having met him, what should
she do?
A. If the girl considers it a flirt-
ation, she can simply ignore him.
If it seems to her that she has met
him, nod pleasantly and pass on,
Q. If a than stops on the street
to talk with a woman for a few
minutes, should he remove his hat?
A. He should lift his hat, but it
is not necessary for him to stand
with it in his hand.
Q, Is it obligatory that a bride
pay for her bridesmaids' dresses?
A. No; the bride pays only for the
bouquets her bridesmaids carry.
GOOD COUNSEL
t• and
dwell
from the owl
Flee c c
with truthfulness;
Sulfite thee with thy goods, tho'
they be small:
e
To hoard brings g bate, to climb
brings giddiness;
The crowd Inas envy, and success
blinds all;
Desire no more than to thy lot enay
fall;
Wod; well thyself to counsel others
cls u•,
At' i 'I (11 shrill make thee free,
t' ere is un fear.
Chaucer
Lucky or Unlucky?
It is confusing to read of one-
year -old Beverly Smith, who wilt
never be able to feel pain. Should
people be glad for her or sorry?
Pain is not popular, but it has
its uses. Ltitle Beverly is already
a trial to her parents because site
goes around bumping her head and
burning her hand and thinking noth-
ing of it. If she gets appendicitis,
how will they know? If she breaks
a leg, she may injure herself badly
because there will he no pain to
warts her to lie still.
If she misbehaves, her parents
will not be able to use spanking as
a method of controlling her. Scien-
tists say that if pain were not use-
ful, evolution would have elimin-
ated it.
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slaking the rounds. Here'; one of the
latest: "A porpoise is what everyone
should have in life."
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